Car-register.



No. 818,563. PATENTED APR. 24, 1906. F, A. SGHIBRBERG.

, GAR REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 18, 1905.

' 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 NO. 818,563. PATENTED APR. 24, 1906. I j P. A.'SGHIERBBRG.

GAR REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 18, 1905.

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oanmoasrsd Specification of Letters Patent.

Yatented April 24, 190B.

Application filed August 18,1905. Serial No. 274.804-

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Fnnonmen A. Seman- BERG, a citizen of the United Sta es, and a 'rcsident of St. Louis, lllissou'ri, have invented certain new and useful Im )rovements in Carliegisters, of which the to lowing is a specilication.

My invention relates to improvements in ,carregisters; and it consists of the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

This invention is an improvement over my Letters Patent No. 7 84,595, dated March 14,

The object of my invention is to provide a register on a railway road-bed and place a recording mechanism on the car which, when both are broo ht in contact, will register the number of eac car passing over the register. By such a'device the ollicials can locate and determine the destination of each car.

. In the drawin s, Figure l is a side elevation of aportion of t car-track, showing the recording mechanism applied thereto and the register located on the road-bed, Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is a side view of the recording mechanism detached from the car. Fig.4 is a side elevation of the register with the cover in section. Fig. 5 is a right-hand end view of the register with the cover in section. Fig. (i is a. top plan view of the same with cover removed. Fig.7 is a vertical sectional view of the register, taken its construction.

through the center. Fig. 8 is a vertical crossscctional view of the same, taken throughthe center. Fig. 9 is a detail vertical sectional view of the recording mechanism, showing Fig. 10 is a detail perspective view of the combined register-raising and lid-operating mechanism. i

Referring to the drawings in detail; .11 indicates an ordinary truck ot a railway-car, on which is mounted an arm 12, its one end prw vidcd with a semicircular bifurcated mrtion 13. In this bifurcated portion 13 tlllt pivotally secured to the arm pro )0! is an arm 14-, to which the recording mcc ianism 15 is suspended. The recording mechanism 15 consists of a bracket 16, having a pluralitv of downwardly-projecting cars 17, onto which the yoke 18 is lungcdly connected by means of the bolt 19. This hinge connection is ac-' com ilishcd by means of the'cars 20, formed on t in yokc 18, provided with suitable openings which communicate with like 0 )enings formed in the cars 17, throu h all 0 which the. bolt 19 is passed, and on said bolt between the cars are located springs 21, the purpose of which is to retain the yoke in alinement with the bracket 16 and to hold the same in a rigid position. Between the downwardly-projecting arms 22 of the yoke 18 ispivotallv mounted a. recording-wheel .23, having pre erably four type-faces 24, which are provided with dovetail grooves 25, in which type 26 of similar form is inserted, which type is to indicate the name of train number and initial of the car. ()n the pivot on each side of the wheel is provided a ratchet 27, against which comes in' contact a retaining-spring 2S, oneend of which is rigidly secured to the upper portion or horizontal member of the yoke, and its free end bearing against thesurface of said ratchet for retaining the wheel in position that the type might accurately print when broughtin contact with the register, the operation of which will be hereinafter fully described. Upon the horizontal member of the yoke 18 are also mounted arms 29, on the end of which are provided brushes 30, with which come-in contact the type 26 during the revolution of the wheel :23, which is for the purpose of cleansing said type and tree it from any l'or eign substance.

()n the bolt 19 is supported a type'protecting arm 31, said arm being loosely mounted upon said bolt and is'for the purpose of'protecting the t ype from coming in contact with the register or printing while the car is being hacked or switched. The cars 17 are provided with a square, shoulder 32, against which the horizontal member of the oke comes in contact and prevents the same om.

swinging in the dirction indicated by the in contact with any obstacle which might be located on the PO21! -bcd. i

The lower ends of the arms 22 are rovided with projections 34, which are designed to come in contact with and operate the do 35, iivotally located upon the register-moo lan- 1sm-operating lever 36.

The register previously mentioned 13 lo-' cated on the road-bed in a convenient position and in alinement with the recording mechanism 15, and said register consists of a.

base-plate 37, provided with two vertical walls 33 and 39. Between the vertical walls' 38 and 39 are located the recording-tapes mounted upon rollers 40, the PI'OJQECilIIg ends 'raisc-the froin e on the base of the print The purpo;

thereof located in slots 41. The recording tape 42 is passed over a resilient roller 43, its shaft 44 being mounted in the journal-boxes 45, which boxes are spring-actuated and guided in the slot 46, formed in each of the walls. This is for the purpose of permitting the type to make an impression upon the tape 42 and provide sulllcicnt elasticity to prevent the same from cutting. The tape 42 passes between two rollers 47. On one end of the lower roller is provided a pinion 48, which meshes with a gear-wheel 49 mounted upon a shaft 50 and operates a roller 51, located between the walls 34* and 39 and has bearin in the slots 52. To the roller 51 is attacher an ink-ribbon 53, guided over a pin 54, passing over the tape 42 and roller 43 and attached to a roller 55, located in the opposite end of the register and has bearing in slots 56.

One end of the lever 36 is provided with a spring-actuated pawl 57, engaging with the tape of the gear-wheel 49 to revolve the same when the projections 34 of the arms 22 'come in contact with the spring-actuated dog 35. The lever 36 is held in normal position by means of the spring 58, and the pinion 48 is prevented from 0 crating in reverse direction by means of 1; e dog 59. The entire operating mechanism of the register is covered by a housing 60, which has a recess 61, formed in its to immediately above the roller 43, the surace of said register being curved, and the portion forming the two sides of the opening are suitably'bent upwardly to form the projections 62, between which come in contact the type of the record- .ing mechanism and register through the inkribbon onto the ta )e 42. The upper surface of the housing is also provided with a pair of guides 63, with which come in contact the arms 22 of the recording mechanism and shift the register sidcw's' should any case of irregularity of the rails r trucks bring the recording mechanism octet proper alincment with the register. Thiis'shifting feature of the register is permitted by means of the shaft 64 passing thrr'iugh'th'e cars 65, formed register and supported in the brackets 66, located" upon the ties of thc road-bed. i I f An operating-shaft 67, is located upon one of the tics and provided with cams 68, which when said shaft operated by means of the handle 69 the", 68 will come in contact vwith thc-lowc 'url' ajjccof the register and ml of the. register horizontally with ammhiclh operation is necessary to cause th ccort'ling mechanism to g of raising and lowering the register )y means of'the cams 68 is to provide anadditional safeguard against the, recording mechanismcoiningin contact with the register while switching. The recess-61 of the register is closed by a cover 70, suitably hinged to t he housing, and is automatically opened and closed by means or the lever 71, the rod [2, bell-crank 73, and cord 74, op erated by the shaft 67 and closed by means of a spring 70" when the lever 71 is lowered. The cover 70 is to remain closed while the register is in an inclined or lowered position, and immediately upon raising the register by the handle 69 the cover is simultaneously opened with the raising of the register coming in contact with the spring 70 depressing the same.

' If it is desired at any time to replace or remove the type in the recording mechanism, the pin 75 is removed, and the entire mechanism can be swun around on the pivot 76 in alinement with the arm 12, thus bringing the entire mechanism on the side of the car conveniently to be repaired. The springactuated dog 35 operates through a slot 77, formed in the housing of the register, and will only operatethe lever 36 when the recording mechanism strikes it in the direction indi cated by the arrow e. (See Fig. 4-.) Should by accident an obstacle strike the dog 35 from the opposite direction, it will cause the same to move downwardly upon its pivot without operating the arm 36 and immediately on being released will be replaced to its normal position by means of a spring 78.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to have secured to me by the grant of Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the class described, comprising a recorder, a recording mechanism, a mechanism for tilting the recorder to place it in alincmcnt with the recording mechanism, a tape located in the recorder, a mechanism for moving the tape step by step, a recording ribbon located in the recorder and communicating with the tape, a cover located on the recorder, a mechanism for automatically operating said cover to open and close the opening through which the record is made, substantially as specified.

2. A device of the class described, coinprising a recorder, a recording mechanism carried by the car, a recording-wheel provided with type indicating the number and initial of the car, brushes carried by the recording mechanism with which thc type come in contact. For cleansing the same, a type-protccting'arm carried by thc recording mechanism forprotccting the typcarccordcr mechanism for operating tapes located in the recorder, a spring-actuated dog located upon the recorder mechanism for operating the same when brought in contact with the recording mechanism, and a suitable mechanism lor tilting the recorder to bring it in alinement with the recording mechanism, substantially as s ecified.

' 3. A car-record casin'g located u on the railway road-bed, means whereby atcral motion may be im er, comprising a suitable pa rted, te the cesifig, an aetueting mechaningthe recess through which the hecrd is i sm whereby the, casing may be tilted, a tape "made by the recording mephan ism, s ub'st'arb' v and recording-ribbonlocated'wlthm the castmlly as specified;

ing, an aetimting-mechanismfor perating In testlmony whereof lliiufzegigned fiiy x5" "5 the'tape mgd ribbonste by step, a recerdln name tb this s pec1fi0a tiop in presienpefof fwd" mechanism carried by't 6 car, guides formea subscnb mg'wltnesses; Y

e on the casing to guide the recording mecham 1 .ism and operate the tape-actuating mechan- FREDERICK H i'sm, u'coverlocated on the casing automatio- Witnesses: to ally opened and olosed with the raisindg and ALFRED A. ElCKS, lowermg of the recorder for opening an olos- L. A. L. M I TYRE. 

